Struggling to find a way out of side control during No-Gi grappling? You are not alone, but you don’t have to feel stuck every time someone gets past your legs. All ti takes is a bit of common sense, a mindset that refuses to accept the worst possible bottom position, and a set of instructions on the most efficient ways out.
All of the above is available in the Simple Steps To Escape Side Control Charlie Vinch DVD instructional. By using proven and effective techniques that work for escaping side control under the barrage of strikes and submission threats in MMA, Vinch has come up with a blueprint to deal with side control quickly and with a high success rate.
Key Takeaways
- 3-part No-Gi BJJ instructional with a total running length of just under 2 hours.
- An escape system that blends traditional and modern bottom side control solutions.
- Offers counterattacking traps mixed with the escapes.
- BJJ World Expert Rating: 7/8 out of 10.
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Stop Giving Up in Bottom Side Control!
The one single thing that pisses me off more than anything else is when I see someone in the bottom of side control just lay down and give up. Once you decide to “get into position” like during technique demonstration, with both shoulder blades on the mats and no meaningful grips, you deserve to suffer at the bottom.
You should never accept side control fully, under no terms. That does not mean people will not get you in it, nor does it mean you’ll get away easily. However, you need to give yourself every little advantage that you can to sneak out as soon as possible. And, believe it or not, it all begins by turning to your side.
It doesn’t matter if you expose your back as you turn from the bottom of the side control. Your grips will save you (as long as you know how to palace them) and help you to get out without all lthe huffing and puffing you probably usually go through before you concede mount or back.
The Simple Steps To Escape Side Control Charlie Vinch DVD claims to have a solution for all these issues. Given that Vinche’s main focus is not getting obliterated in MMA, it may even deliver on that. Let’s see.
MMA Coach and BJJ Black Belt Charlie Vinch
When you want to learn how to grapple in No-Gi, it is best to learn from a coach who works exclusively without the Gi. If you have access to a world-class black belt who also does MMA, then you can rest assured that you’re getting the most effective tactics to succeed in grappling.
Charlie Vinch is exactly that – a black belt under the Migliarese brothers, a professional MMA fighter, and owner of Budo Martial Arts Studio in Ewing, NJ. In his quest to best understand and master grappling for MMA purposes, Vinch also spent a considerable time training in Brazil, at the infamous Chute Boxe academy.
Charlie’s take on grappling is similar to Chris Haueter’s in the sense that he likes to put an emphasis on the realistic side of BJJ, rather than the fancy stuff. He likes to prepare his students for the streets, then the MMA cage, and finally for sports Jiu-Jitsu, which, they’re more than ready for after experiencing his systematized style of teaching.
The Simple Steps To Escape Side Control Charlie Vinch DVD is one of several instructional by coach Vinch that compares traditional and practical escapes, aiming to remove all the unnecessary movement we see in bottom side control.
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The Simple Steps To Escape Side Control Charlie Vinch DVD is a No-Gi instructional with the material divided into three distinct volumes. The total running time is just under two hours, with the focus being on practical effects that lead to counters as opposed to elaborate BJJ-style solutions to get out of side control:
Part 1 – Traditional Frame Escapes
As an MMA coach, Charlie likes to be direct, so he begins with an overview of side control and the multiple threats that lurk there. He does not waste any time, and immediately addresses, distance, and the make-or-brake concepts when it comes to getting out of side control.
The first part of this Simple Steps To Escape Side Control Charlie Vinch DVD breaks down an escape we’ve all used and failed at – the frame escape. In fact, it covers several, looking into different angles, arm configurations, and directions of escape.
A highly effective sneaky escape dubbed the ‘Darth Vader’ escape brings the first part of this instructional to a close.
Part 2 – Back Door Shrugs and Heisman
In the second part of the Escape Side Control Charlie Vinch DVD the attention turns to more effective and practical ways of dealing with side control, introducing smart use of the lower body to the system. Here, he shows different leg blocks, and how they integrate together with back door escapes made possible by shrugging your shoulders.
This is a proven wrestling technique to hide your neck and make gripping difficult, and Vinch has applied it perfectly to grappling. A few more innovative ways out, such as the dump truck and machine gun wrestle-up build on the back door shrug escape.
That brings us to the final part of this volume, which explains what the Heisman escape is, offering different ways of setting it into motion as you literally slide out of side control.
Part 3 – Sneaky No-Gi Side Control Escapes
Even if this instructional stopped at two volumes, there would be plenty of material to consider for building your side control escape game. However, the Simple Steps To Escape Side Control Charlie Vinch DVD has more to offer, with some real gems appearing in the final volume.
Here, frames make an appearance again, but this time, in a way more practical fashion featuring the single and double under escape. Not stopping there, Vinch also offers great ways to escape the crossface, as well as remove North-South as being a dangerous position once and for all.
Unnoticeable Side Control Escapes
The best way to escape side control is either to trick the top person into thinking you’re not trying to, or force them to move away themselves by frustrating them with your positioning. Both these directions have their uses, but if I had to pick, I’d go for tricking the opponent into thinking I am not actively trying to get out.
The power of side control is in the attachment the top person has either at the level of your shoulders or the level of your hips. The word ‘either’ is key here, as that indicates which body part you can use to initiate escapes.
You see now why laying flat on the ground is a bad idea – you’re taking away your ability to move purposefully without the top person noticing any threats. Instead, when you have to concede side control, accept it, but on your terms, keeping your body in a position that already sets you up for escapes, without you having to flail your limbs all over the mats.
The Simple Steps To Escape Side Control Charlie Vinch DVD is going to help you figure all this out quickly and with minimal time spent suffering at the bottom of side control.
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Slid out of Side Control!
Just slide out! If it was only that easy, though. While not easy, sliding out of side control is not particularly difficult either. It is all about how early you start setting up escapes and using the most efficient escapes that suit your game and physical abilities.
In the Simple Steps To Escape Side Control Charlie Vinch DVD you get a no-nonsense overview of very effective side control methods, along with detailed instructions on how to use them. If you’re into BJJ it will be helpful, but if you are into MMA this resource can turn out to be a lifesaver. Don’t miss out!
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